WEBVTT YOU WILL STAY ANONYMOUS AND COULD EARN A CASH AWARD. BRANDI: OMAHA'S POLICE CHIEF SAYS THIS YEAR HAS BEEN MARKED WITH AGGRESSIVE GANG VIOLENCE. COVERAGE, MELISSA FRY IS LIVE AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS. MELISSA: I SAT DOWN WITH OMAHA'S POLICE CHIEF AND HE SAYS HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PRESSURE OF GANGS AND HOW THEY ARE GROWING AND USING SOCIAL MEDIA. HE ALSO COMMENCED THE COMMUNITY AND THE OFFICERS WHO ARE CONSTANTLY WORKING THE CASE. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT WE ARE ON THE VERGE OF SOLVING SOME MAJOR CRIMES. MELISSA: THE TREND IS DOWN THIS YEAR BUT THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS ALWAYS GROWING. -- GANG VIOLENCE IS ALWAYS GROWING. THE RETALIATORY NATURE OF WHAT WE ARE SEEING. MELISSA: IT IS ALSO SEEN ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT DOWNWARD PRESSURE FROM SOME OF THE OLDER GANG MEMBERS. PUSHING THE YOUNGER ONES TO DO SOME OF THE DIRTY WORK. MELISSA: OLD. THE SUSPECTS IN LAST WEEK'S DOUBLE SHOOTING THAT TURNED DEADLY. THE AGENT ITSELF IS VERY CONCERNING. IT IS HARD TO GET A FOOTHOLD WITH A 12-YEAR-OLD AND A 15-YEAR-OLD. INTERVENTION STAGES. MELISSA: THE CHIEF SAYS HIS DEPARTMENT FOCUSES ON THE COMMUNITY SEEN. THE EFFORT TO CONNECT IS THERE AND SO IS THE TECHNOLOGY. OFFICERS TO GUNFIRE HAS RECENTLY BEEN EXPANDED. IT IS BETTER FOR OUR FOLLOW-UP. MELISSA: A NEW RECRUIT CLASS WILL ADD TO THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS ON THE STREET. IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO IT IN A STREAMLINED FASHION. THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS OVER POLICE A COMMUNITY. MELISSA: MAYOR JEAN STOTHERT ALSO SPOKE OUT ABOUT THE VIOLENCE. SHE PRAISED OMAHA POLICE OFFICERS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND BEING PROACTIVE BY CREATING TRUST AND RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY.